Trousers hanger, press, and stretcher.



L. G. LOCKE- TROUSBRS HANGERERBSS. AND STRETGHER. APPLIOATIGNYIILED APRA, 1914.

1, 1 1 1,476. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

I I I I Inventor by Attorneys THE NORRJS PETERS 60., PHOTO-LITHO. WASHINGTON. 04 C4 Lucien G'Q' Lo'cxn, or 'roRTsMoU'rH, orrio.

IH Ta aZZwhom-it mag concern Be (it known that I, LUOIEN Looxn, a

citizen of {the United States, residing at Portsmouth, ;in\ therounty of Scioto and State of Ohio, have invented-anew and useful Trousers Hanger, Pressfand Stretcher,

bfwhichthe following is a "specification.

The present invention. appertains to a trousers or garment hanger, press. and

stretcher, and aims to providea novel and.

improved contrivance ofth'atnature.

It is the obj ectof the present invention to provide azdevice embodying-a unique assemblage ofcomponent parts, whereby the same will be'peculiarly adapted for both pressing andstretching one or more pairs of trousers. Anotherobject of the present invention is to provide anyappliance of the character specified, which may be employed for stretching the trousers legs longitudinally as well as transversely or laterally, and for simultaneously;pressing or creasing the i I i devices. It; is also within .the;.gscope: of the 3 "present inventionto provide flaf contrivance 3 of the class specified, whichftwill be comoftrouserslegs v Asa .more'spe cific object, the presentintrousers legs. I y

, The PI'GSGIltwIIlVQIltlOIl also comprehends the provision, of. afpressing and stretching; device for trousers ..wh1ch will be adjustable to accommodat e various lengths and widths vention contemplates the provision of a pair with unique means for suspending the same, I andfor spreading or forcing, the same apart,

i to stretch the -trousers pressing devices;

' .A fur e o ies h Pre e ent ni is togprovide-pressing devices embodying} clamping or; pressing bars, having unique .means for clamping them together, .or i for liberating them when thetrousers are to be in er intbter r mo ed from th pressing paratively si nple, {and ;.inexpensive in con struction, ELIld{;.WhlCl1 will be simple, con venient, practical, serv ceable, and eificaclous in its,use'.. i.

' bination and arrangement of parts andin the details of construction; hereinafter dei-i scribed. and claimed, 3 it being understood that changes in ,the; precise embodiment; "of p the invention. herein disclosed canbe'made legs clamped by "the 'rnonsnns nnivonn, PRESS, ANDSTRETCHER. Y

Applicationfiiednpril/I, 1914. sasm m i within the scope of whatis claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawingywherein Figure l is "a front elevation; of the improved device, portions'being broken away. Fig. 2 sanenlarged cross sectional detail taken on the line 2 2 of Fig- 1. Fig. 3"is an elevationof the partsdepicted inFig. 2,

on-an enlarged scale; Fig. dis a fragmental perspective detail of one extensible link. "I

In marrying out the present invention there is employed-a pair of opposite pressing devices l, each ofwhichembodies a parrot clamping or pressingbars 2, which are preferably galthough not necessarily, constructed @In order to connect pressing devices 1, those clamping or pressing bars 2, which are at the remote or tar side in Fig. 1 and 1 WVhitJl'i;Will be denominated -the rear bars,

are provided in their inner ed'ges and 'adja- ,cent their uppjer. and lower ends, with recesses or.soekets' v3, the upper and lower re} cesses 3 of thefrear clamping bars 2 comple- Inentingeach other and being in alinement. Upper and lower extensible links 4, each comprisinga pair of overlapping sections or p IQ(1;S 4 l1aVBth1 I':reInOtBfindS provided with of opposite pressing devices, in (EQIIlblIIEl-tiOl'l eyes pivoted within theupper and lower re? nally to render the link extensiblea It will thus be observed that the links'loosely contro'users legs. 1; q In order to suspend or supportthe press- ,ing devices and for conveniently separating I b or] spreading the .pressing device, the rear 1 With e o neenigma e i' ct in view, which will appear the description I proceeds, the invention resides.;.in the com- 1 clamplng bars 2 are provided intheir inner edges, and intermediate their: ends with repension rod 10 having its lower} end; en-

ces'ses-3,respectively,-. by jmeans of screws or other pivot members {i engaged into the rear bars 2&thro'ughftherecesses 3. The sections orrods fet of the links tare provided at their .innergends with loops 6 embracing the op .posite-sections or rods, whereby the sections .or rods may expand or contract longitudi nect the upper and lower ends ofthe press- 7 ing devices to be shiftedto. and from each other, or to be angled moreor less with re spect; to one another,to accommodatevarious ses d e e t in a e u e e th W links pending the entire structure.

7 or levers 8, and provided with an eyelet or V medium of the rod or stem 10, there will be a Lingorpressing bars 2 'of each press 1 together, the said bars of each press 1 are protendency to spread or separate the pressing devices, due to the tendency of the toggle links to aline under the weight of the pressing devices.

Inorder that a coat, vest, or other] garment may be supported by or hung from the present co-ntrivance, a coat or garment hanger 12, of any suitable makeris secured to the upper end" portion of the rod-or stein 10, in order thatone or more coats or other garments maybe applied to the'hanger 12 over theupper ends of the presses. or pressing devices -1 in a convenient manner.

For the purpose of clamping theclampvided with upper and-lower clamping devices 13 adjacent the ends of the-bars? pr the links "1. Each clamping device-13cm bodies a pairof linksor' leversl l having certain ends pivoted or' fulcrumed to -the angular ears of brackets 15 securedto the remote or outer sides or'faces of the respective bars 2 ,'the other end portions of the v levers or links 14 being curved as at 16, so,

as to converge or meet, and 'the'last mentioned ends of the links orfleve'rsl lbeing pivoted'o'r fulcrumed together as at 17. It will thus be obvious; that "the, pressing or clampingbars 2 of each press 1,being connected by the upper-and lower links Has;

above described, will permit' the bars '2 to% be read1ly swung apart or swung together,

"as desired, when the'links 1&1 are free. The

links ll'of the two presses project out-1 wardly or away from each other, so" as not;

w to encumber the space between 'the'tw'oj presses or pressing devices, and to enablej I .the. front or forward bars 2 ,to be: swung, open away-from the rear bars.

Each of the clamping devices-13 is pro vided with means for drawing thelinks or; lever14toward-each other,when the re-: spective pressing "or clamping bars 2 are? swungtogeth'er, and to this end, a U shaped latch and draft member 18 has its bend or intermediateportion pivoted'thro-ugh one of the 'links-or levels 14 intermediate'its ends and 1s arranged to swmg astrlde the other link or lever 1 1. The latch l8 is preferably pivoted or fulcrumedito that link or leverf 14:. pivotedto the rear bar 2, whereby the arms or ends ofthe latch 18 willfproject forwardly ,when they are swung o-ver the forwardilink or lever 14. A"saddlei1 9 is arranged to'straddle one of the levers links 14 and is provided at'its endswith' outturned' apertur ed' ears slidablyengaging the respective arms or limbs of the latch 18, wherelo'yjwhen the latch 18 is swung over the forwardlinkiorlever 1 1, the saddle'will engage the outer or forward edge of the said lever or link. The saddle 19 is provided at its intermediate or crotch portion with the lateral aperturedear 21 loosely engaging'or 7 embracing one offthe arms of'the latch 18, a thumb nut 22, being threaded upon the said arm of the latch to seat against the ear or hearing portion 21 of the saddle,a washer 23 being. preferably interposed between the nut 22- and the ear '21.H Whe11 the latch" 18 1 is swungtoverthe"forward link or lever 14',

and when the nut :22 istightened,thesaddle 19 will engage the said link or lever 14, and as a consequence, the two links or to tightly clamp the bars, 2 together, for pressing-the trousers legs therebetween. In use, to place a, pair of-trousers in the presses 1, the same arepreferably laid upon levers 14 will be drawn-toward each other,-

a table or other surface, withthe back or ii rear bars lowermost. Then, by unscrewing thenuts 22 slightly, the latches '18- will be released, and maybe swung out of engagein'ent with the upper or forward links or levers 14, in which event, the, forward or i upper bars 2 may be swung open. The back or bottom bars? are'read'ily adjusted" to and H from each other, to accommodate the width 'of thetrousers legs properly, and thetrousers may then be placed uponthe'lower bars 2 with the creased portions restin directly upon the said barslfl The upperbars, or

1 those bars 2 which are previously swung open, may then be swung to closed position,

over' tl e creased portions of the-trousers legs. The clamps 13 at one end are tightenedbyswingingthe latches ,over the proper links or levers"'14-,, and by tightening the nuts"22 whereby one end of the trousers legs are clamped between thecorrespo-nding' ends of the two presses 1. The operatorma'y then pull the other ends of the'trouser's'soas to stretch themf'longitudinal1y,and after the trousers-legs have been-stretchedlongituj- 1 dinally, the other clamps '13 mayfbi tightcried, as above intimated, to clamp theother ends of the pressing bars Qtog'ether, whereby thecreased portions of the trousers wi-ll"be clamped throughout their lengths between.

the two pair of clamping or pressing bars-2. 55

The presses 1 are then suspended from a nail, hook, or other supporting -means, through the medium ofithe suspending rod which wilhcause thef 'presses' 1 to have, a

spreading -orseparating action, due to their tendency togravitateand swing withlthe toggle links or levers 8Q 'The weight of the presses and trousers thus creates a transverse tension upon the trousers legs, which will serve' to fstretch the same in order to remove wrinkles 'or false cre ses; The

stretching actionwill thus be rendered auto- I I matic, the tension being applied tothe trousers legs, as. long as the device-is suspended bythe rod 10.

The trousers may be removed readilyby opening the clamping bars 2 ofthe presses,

after the latches 18 are liberated, as Will beclearly obvious from the foregoing without further comment. A number of pairs of .trousers may be pressed and stretched simultaneously, with the present contri'vance, and

to the hanger, to be suspended conveniently I one or more other garments may be applied 7 over the trousers.

The present device thus provides a combination suit hanger and trousers press of considerable utility.

' From the foregoing, taken in connection fwith the drawings, the other advantages and capabilities of the present device will be obvious without thenecessity of extensive de- I scription, it being noted that the objects aimed at have been carried out satisfactorily by the clamping bars, and clamps for the said bars, Q each clamp embodying'apair of pivoted levers connected tothe remote sides of the bars,

and a latchpivotedto one lever intermediate its ends and adapted to swing into and out ofyengagement'with the other'lever.

2. -A garment pres's comprising a pair of clamping bars, and clamps for, the said bars, each clamp embodying a pair of pivoted levers connected to the remote sides of: the

bars, a latch pivoted to one lever, intermediate the ends thereof and adaptedtoiswing into' and out of engagement'with the other lever, and an adjustable member carried by the latch and engageable with, the last men tioned lever for swinging the levers toward one another. I

3. A garmentpresscomprising a pair of clamping bars, and clamps for the said bars,

each clamp'embodying a pair of pivoted levers connected to the remote sides of the 'bars,a latch pivoted to one lever intermedi ateits ends, asaddle slidable upon the latch and engageable with the other lever, and a nut threaded upon-the latch and cooperable with the saddle.

4. A garment press comprising a pair of clamping bars, and clamps for the said bars, each clamp embodying a pair of pivoted levers connected to the remote sides of the bars, a U-shaped latch pivoted to one lever,

a'saddle slidably engaging the arms of the latch and engageable over the other lever, and means for adjusting the'saddle along the latch. v t

5. A garment press comprising a pair of clamping bars, and clamps for the said bars, each clamp embodying apair of pivoted levers connected to the remote sides of the bars, a U-shap'ed latch having its intermediate portion pivoted through one of the levers, a saddle having angularapertured ears slidable upon the arms of the latch, the sad dle being adapted to straddle the other lever, and a nut threaded upon one arm of the latch and cooperating with the saddle.

6. In a garment press, a pair of clamping bars, and clamping devices therefor, each embodying a pair of levers connected at certain ends to the'remote sides of the bars, the other end portions of the levers being curved and pivoted together, a latch pivoted to one lever intermediate its ends, and an adjust able saddle carried by the latch and engageable with the other lever.

} Injtestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LUCIEN G. LO CKE.

Witnesses:

R. 0. Ln BARON, p JOHN W. BYRON.

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Washington, 1). 0. 

